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John L. RobinsonWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

John L. Robinson

Partner at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

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Deal Bio

Total Deals28
Valued Deals20
Total Value£ 74.46 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 3.72 B

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08 Feb 2019|United States|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres
Nexeo Plastics
One Rock Capital Partners

Target: NEXEO PLASTICS

Bidder: ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 494 M

Value

09 Jan 2018|United States|IT Services: Other
Pillar Technology Group
Newspring Capital

Target: PILLAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC

Bidder: NEWSPRING CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

13 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 May 2018|United States|Electricity Distribution
Gulf Power Company
Nextera Energy

Target: GULF POWER COMPANY

Bidder: NEXTERA ENERGY INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 4.51 B

Value

30 Oct 2019|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Anixter International
Wesco International

Target: ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: WESCO INTERNATIONAL

26 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder

79 Dealmakers

32 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.45 B

Value

30 Dec 2019|Canada|Aerospace
Mda Corporation
Northern Private Capital

Target: MDA CORPORATION

Bidder: NORTHERN PRIVATE CAPITAL

22 Service Providers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 7 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 584 M

Value

30 Aug 2020|France|Environmental / Waste Management
Suez Group
Veolia Environnement

Target: SUEZ GROUP

Bidder: VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT SA

41 Service Providers

11 Target | 21 Bidder | 9 Vendor

101 Dealmakers

24 Target | 67 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 19.26 B

Value

24 Nov 2020|United States|Satellite
Loral Space & Communications
Telesat Canada

Target: LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: TELESAT CANADA

20 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

12 Target | 22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2021|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacann
Cronos Group

Target: PHARMACANN INC

Bidder: CRONOS GROUP

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 78 M

Value

16 Aug 2021|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other
SYNIVERSE
Oak Hill Advisors

Target: SYNIVERSE

Bidder: OAK HILL ADVISORS

20 Service Providers

10 Target | 10 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

48 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 2.05 B

Value

27 Sep 2021|United States|Media Agencies
Icm Partners
Creative Artists Agency

Target: ICM PARTNERS

Bidder: CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

4 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 628 M

Value

26 Oct 2021|United States|Electronic Equipment: Other
Hubbell (commercial And Industrial Lightning Business)
Ge Current (daintree)

Target: HUBBELL (COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LIGHTNING BUSINESS)

Bidder: GE CURRENT (DAINTREE)

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Nov 2021|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)
Quiet Logistics
American Eagle Outfitters

Target: QUIET LOGISTICS

Bidder: AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

17 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 267 M

Value

19 Apr 2022|United States|Biotechnology
Checkmate Pharmaceuticals
REGENERON

Target: CHECKMATE PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: REGENERON

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

48 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 191 M

Value

06 Apr 2022|United States|Consumer Services: Other
Caa-gbg Global Brand Management Group
Creative Artists Agency

Target: CAA-GBG GLOBAL BRAND MANAGEMENT GROUP

Bidder: CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

1 Target | 86 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2022|United States|Building Materials: Other
Knife River Corporation
Institutional Investors

Target: KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

5 Service Providers

5 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

21 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Dec 2022|Canada|Integrated Oil and Gas
Greenfire Resources
M3-brigade Acquisition Iii

Target: GREENFIRE RESOURCES

Bidder: M3-BRIGADE ACQUISITION III

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 767 M

Value

16 Dec 2022|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Maxar Technologies
Advent International Corporation

Target: MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

102 Dealmakers

32 Target | 70 Bidder

£ 5.20 B

Value

14 Mar 2023|United States|Specialty Chemicals
Univar Solutions
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (adia)

Target: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

27 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 6.68 B

Value

16 Jun 2023|United States|Recreational Services
Charlotte Hornets
Gabe Plotkin

Target: CHARLOTTE HORNETS

Bidder: GABE PLOTKIN

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Sep 2023|United States|Media Agencies
Creative Artists Agency
Groupe Artemis

Target: CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY

Bidder: GROUPE ARTEMIS SA

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

24 Target | 9 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Oct 2023|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Systems Control
Hubbell Incorporated

Target: SYSTEMS CONTROL

Bidder: HUBBELL INCORPORATED

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

4 Target | 19 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 907 M

Value

21 Dec 2023|United States|Electrical Components
Hubbell (residential Lighting Business)
Kingswood Capital

Target: HUBBELL (RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING BUSINESS)

Bidder: KINGSWOOD CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 103 M

Value

27 Oct 2023|United States|IT Services: Other
Rtx (cybersecurity & Intelligence Business)
Blackstone Group

Target: RTX (CYBERSECURITY & INTELLIGENCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.07 B

Value

12 Feb 2024|United States|Building Materials: Other
Blue Water Industries (certain Aggregates Operations)
Martin Marietta

Target: BLUE WATER INDUSTRIES (CERTAIN AGGREGATES OPERATIONS)

Bidder: MARTIN MARIETTA

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.62 B

Value

02 Nov 2023|United States|Construction Services
Everus Construction Group
Institutional Investors

Target: EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Feb 2025|United States|Software
INTEVAC
Seagate Technology

Target: INTEVAC

Bidder: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

6 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 95 M

Value

16 May 2025|United States|Cable Television
Cox Communications
Charter Communications

Target: COX COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

31 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 25.96 B

Value

29 May 2025|United States|Banks
Villages Bancorporation
Seacoast Banking Corporation Of Florida

Target: VILLAGES BANCORPORATION

Bidder: SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

9 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 527 M

Value

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